The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, October 4, 1985 Page: 2 of 10
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SSihey cannot preach in public worship
Sesembly. And although the number of
jjwprnen Bible majors at ACU is increas-
SjrTgj some of these women are confused
JUJDput their roles. Women are often
Sought what they cannot do in the
KChurch rather than what they can.
e want to emphasize the things
jwpmen can do in the Church. However a
Recent situation concerning the
JEjfrtachers' Fellowship Luncheon brought
3fte point home that women still cannot
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tfciCk up the tickets from Royce Money
ZSj&sUtant chairman of the Bible depart-
Cement and coordinator of this year's
Jj&reachers' Fellowship Luncheon Money
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3ame seat-saving solution
The next home football game may
show us who is going to win the battle of
seat-saving. Will it be the perturbed fans
who are being kept from choice seats or
the mistreated pledges who are keeping
fans from their choice of seats?
We should rejoice because a problem
has finally come before students that can
be solved by the students hopefully we
won't have to bother the administration
with this problem
The solution calls for a simple mature
approach to watching a public event
where a large crowd is present.
We realize common interest groups in-
cluding social club members and pledges
Spies
Soviets
Spy dust defectors Soviet moles and
stolen top secret codes are terms used
repeatedly in the most mysterious and in-
triguing spy novels. Yet these words also
appear with a frightening frequency on
the front pages of our daily newspapers
and on the covers of our national
magazines.
Recently many defections and es-
pionage incidents have shocked the
world. A high-ranking KGB official
defected to the United States bringing
with him classified Soviet information.
The British government expelled 25
Soviet diplomats after revelations by a
Soviet defector. Then the Russians
retaliated until both countries each had
dismissed 31 people.
Other examples of the spy controversy
come from West Germany where the
government is in turmoil because of two
defections of high-level employees to East
' Germany
Also Americans discovered the Soviets
ACU women
supposed to receive the tickets. The
tickets are offered free to most Bible
students.
The coordinator clarified the situation
with President Teague and found that
only Bible majors who plan to preach can
attend. Money said this clarification is
not specific discrimination against
women because Jennifer Haltom presi-
dent of the Students' Association attend-
ed the luncheon sat at the head table and
gave a welcome speech.
Money said a limited number of tickets
were available and the distribution of the
tickets was determined by several factors.
For example graduate students were
given priority over undergraduates and
those students planning to preach were
given priority over other Bible majors.
"We ran out of tickets long before we
ran out of people who wanted to attend"
said Money.
have the right to sit together. However
when others are excluded from sections
of a public stadium the seating situation
needs to be rethought.
Social clubs do not have the right to
reserve seats and keep others from sitting
in this section regardless of a
"tradition."
Students not involved in social clubs do
not have the right to save scats for large
groups so club members should abide by
the same standards.
Since the managers of Shotwell
Stadium did not see a reason to provide
for reserved seating in the students' sec-
tion at Shotwell club members or any
others more
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powderlne sdv dust on their
diplomats. And last we hear of the alleg-
ed spy team allegedly headed by John
Walker that sold secrets to the Soviets.
These frequent occurrences of spy in-
cidents lead to some frightening thoughts
about the safety of our country. Certain-
ly it is easier for the Soviet Union to pro-
tea its country from spies and prevent in-
formation leaks because of its Communist
government.
But how can America a free
democratic nation provide safety without
turning into a Big Brother nation?
First the United States should en-
courage more defections to the West by
simplifying the defection process to com-
pensate for disadvantages in intelligence
gathering.
Second the government should curtail
the amount of security clearances given to
civilian; and military personnel. When
security clearances are given frequent in-
tense security checks should be made of
Although the luncheon situation caus
ed some problems' Dr LeMoine Lewis
professor of Bible said his wife tries to
alleviate the women's problem each year
by sponsoring a special dinner for women
Bible majors. During the dinner students
hear special speakers and enjoy excellent
food said Lewis.
The fact that women Bible majors can-
not attend the main luncheon relates to
the Biblical reference 1 Corinthians
14:34-35 that commands women to keep
silent in the church. Because women can-
not be preachers the Preachers'
Fellowship Luncheon basically does ex-
clude them. However similar to the way
scholarship committees use strict criteria
to determine recipients those who handle
ticket distribution also use specific
criteria.
Chemistry scholarships can only be
given to chemistry students math
other large groups don't need to try to
add that provision by seat-saving.
If fans find it hard to join their group at
the 50-yard line maybe they should try to
arrive early just like the rest of the un-
priveleged fans who are searching for
prime locations ro sit without the advan-
tage of seat-savers.
At the next game maybe social club
members an'd the other students will be
able to cooperate ldng enough so that
everyone involved can find an acceptable
seat. And maybe everyone can finally quit
worrying about where they are going to
sit long enough to pay attention to the
football game.
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all personnel.
Third defense secretary Caspar
Weinberger has suggested the United
States end diplomatic immunity for many
Soviets and send them back home. We
should permit Moscow to have only the
ame amount of diplomats in the U.S. as
we have in Russia.
Fourth America needs to strengthen
its counterintelligence to become more
equal to the KGB. We need to focus
especially on Investigating hostile in-
telligence officers living in the United
States.
When steps are taken to limit the flow
of information in and out of our country
Americans will then and only then put
more faith in their nation's safejy - -
Spying is a serious threat to our na-
tional security and now is the time to
close the American chapter In the Intrlgu-.
ing spy novel by urging our government
to become more retaliatory toward
Eastern-block espionage.
Bible majors
scholarships to math students and athletic
scholarships to athletes. Likewise tickets
to a preacher's luncheon should be given
to preachers or those who plan to preach.
Money said the number of meaningful
ministries available to women continues
to expand also.
However this one small disappoint-
ment for women Bible majors should not
discourage women from entering Bible-
related fields or being active in this area.'
"We are encouraging women to enter this
field" said Money. "We have some
Biblical restrictions but these leave a
very expansive number of opportunities
for women."
Women can work with Christian social
services in various capacities coordinate
teaching programs and counsel in some
areas much better than men. They have
opportunities to direct programs for
children the aged or the sick.
Now grads need
more computer
A college allowing a graduate to enter
the business world without the proper
computer skills is comparable to an army
sending a soldier to battle without
weapons.
Computer literacy is vital in today's
world; computers are used by almost
everyone from toddlers to housewives as
well computer programmers.
Although ACU does not have a general
education requirement for a computer
literacy course students in almost every
department are learning computer skills.
However a general education require-
ment for ACU was considered by a com-
mittee during the 1983-84 college year.
The committee's decision was to not re-
quire a general computer literacy course
because the general education require-
ment hours were already in excess of 50
and by law those hours need not be any
higher.
The committee also used the somewhat
weaker rationale that many students com-
ing to ACU have already had one com-
puter course because Texas law requires
college-bound high school students to
take one computer class.
Basically the decision was that a
Coroner
needed
Taylor County Justice of the Peace
Sam Matta performs the kinds of duties
any magistrate in his position would per-
form. He performs marriages commits
people to trial and performs other re-
quired duties in his precinct.
But Matta is also responsible for a duty
he is not qualified to perform; he must
serve as the county coroner.
In his official capacity Matta must
declare deaths and determine the cause of
death.
However Taylor County Includes
Abilene a city of almost 100000. A
county with this large of a population
should have a coroner. Presently deaths
in Abilene requiring an autopsy are in-
vestigated in Dallas.
The need for a qualified coroner is evi-
dent because Matta himself has admitted
he is not qualified to perform a coroner's
duties. He has no medical degree and he
said he gets upset when he goes to a nurs-
ing home or some other location where he
may be handed a stethoscope and asked to
confirm a death.
Consequently the two possible solu-
tions to the need for a qualified coroner
are being considered.
One possible answer to the problem is
the addition of a doctor who would ac-
company Matta on all trips to confirm
deaths and who would be able to perform
autopsies.
Another is the creation a Taylor Coun-
ty coroner's position which would take
pressure off Matta and allow him to
spend more time performing his other
duties. This second possible solution
seems to be the most practical.
If the issue comes to a referendum we
will be able to do something about the
situation ourselves. And if this occurs
remember that even Matta has said the ci-
ty of Abilene and Taylor County would
be well served by a coroner.
letters policy
Letters to the editor should be mailed
to ACU Box 8203 or hand-delivered to
the Optimist office Morris Roomv308.
The mission field Is another area where
women can work. "In the mission field a
woman's role is at least as important as a
man's" said Money.
Opportunities for women often Pcy"A
up because of the excellent way thcxL
students perform in classes Lewis said.
The women in his freshman majors' class
keep the men on their toes. "The young
ladles give the men a real competition for
the highest scores; this is great for the
class" he said.
Because women are a minority in the
Bible field they have to work a little
harder for recognition and consideration
for some positions. No matter how many
disappointments they must take as
women however the work and service
opportunities for women Bible majorsrV
should outweigh the bad times in theV
search for the best ways to serve the
Church.
specific course was not needed bccauM(8i
the students were acquiring computer)
swils in other ways.
Even If a student docs not take a com-
puter class he is most likely to work with
a computer In one of his major's cksses.
We probably all know that business
students will have to work with a com-
puter but what about the students in
other departments?
Experience with a computer is spread
throughout the university. Students in
the psychology department learn to use a
computer in conjunction with a biofeed-
back machine and sociology studentg.
must learn to do statistical work vjr
Students in industrial technology use a
computer in advance drafting classes and
to work with small table-model robots.
Also the art depwtmeat teaches com-
puter skills in connection with design.
The list could go on but you abouhL-x
already have caught on to the fact tharQ-j
students are not lacking in computer
skills or at least they should not be. The
ACU student will probably not be going
out into the job market without having
the opportunity to acquire the necessary
computer skills.
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corrections
The Optimist regrets the mistakes to. Tues-
day's luue. "Church's activities to include
students" contained some factual and inter-
pretatlon errors about the Woodlawn Church
ofChrUt. '
The story aid member Billy Bob Shaw
tent leners from the congregation tw
freshman when actually pulpit minister PeO
Stephenson sent the letters. vfl'
Also the congregation's Sunday lunch Is
given for students Dytss personnel aid
senior citlieni and not by Dycss personnel u
the story stated
Shaw the source for the story eaid the con-
gregation wanted "a lot of college students"
to attend Woodlawn also he said he thought
"iTeill84ilould find " church hon J stick
with it. These two points were not conveyed
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